Realmac Software releases RapidWeaver 5

For you RapidWeaver users... Realmac Software, the makers of RapidWeaver, have recently unveiled a major (paid) upgrade to the software. Full information about the release can be found at Realmac Software's web site.

I'm probably holding off on upgrading until the summer. Can't fit it into my budget quite yet, and would rather wait until plugins and themes have better compatibility. For now, Rapidweaver 4 meets all my website publishing needs.

I bought it on the 6th from the Mac app store. It works well, haven't noticed any issues (just be sure to update all plugins). So far all the themes & plugins I've tried work. As it's on sale half price for a limited time, I'd say now's a good time to get it.

As for additional features, it's not an incredible update in my opinion. I'd say it's worth the sale price, though.

I bought it on the 6th from the Mac app store. It works well, haven't noticed any issues (just be sure to update all plugins). So far all the themes & plugins I've tried work. As it's on sale half price for a limited time, I'd say now's a good time to get it.

As for additional features, it's not an incredible update in my opinion. I'd say it's worth the sale price, though.

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Maybe I missed it but the threads over at realmacsoftware complaining about the upgrade prices have largely gone ignored by the support staff at realmacsoftware.

Perhaps if they addressed the reasoning and options, people would be less pissed off.

There were a number of threads on their forums requesting exactly what was improved. They've left out a detailed change long or new features and so many of us are wondering why we should pay the 39.99 upgrade price, especially given the bugginess of RW5

I gave RapidWeaver a try following the App Store launch and I feel unimpressed with the results. Sure, it's easier to to than CSS/HTML layout but the templates don't look much more impressive than your standard Wordpress layout.

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